Straits Echo, 24 December 1912

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILV CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY- vol. 10. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, 24th DECEMBER, 1912. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 294
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      1141 1 thing to nounan you, Drink Do| i'9 Head Guinness’s an(l loolr fr f n V* lA» .1 for this label to boo that you get it. LEE A Co., flo?e Agents. Andrew Usher 8 Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE. O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY 8 Co., AGENTS FOB PENANG F. M. S. is
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      39 1 Order it in Nip Bottles Dog's Head Guirress's Stoift. The Tonic fliat cheers and soothoa 1 and doesn’t harm. j Observe this label, it is on ever j gonuj ino Nip I 1 TIANO LEE A Co.. So!» Agent».
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. ENTRIES FOR JANUARY MEETING.
    1151 2 FIRST DAY. Tuesday, January 7, 1913. I. The Mixed Handicap. 1 Value $500. A Handicap for horses which have never won a race of the advertised value of more than $600. Entrance, $25. Distance, one mile. Melodist, Sweet Marie, Gold Nugget, Lossie, Silent
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      75 2 THE STRAITS CINEMA CO. PENANG ROAD. Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis Special Holiday Programme. 30 MINUTES 30 WITH The Bulgarian, Montenegrin, Servian, Creek and Turkish Armies INCLUDING The Battle of Lule-Burgas Taken from a long range (several miles) with Path.c Freres successful patent The Tele-lens. New Comedies l
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      2272 2 War! Waft! War!!! A.B. always at the Top of the Bill. A World of Charm and Entertainment.. Choice practically unlimited. Wonderful and Catchy, Bewitching end Fascinating, Mer v ii d 15 igl.t from start to finish IN THIS RECORD NUMBER. To- ni^ht! To-night!! Our Popular Night!!! George Town (Cinematograph, Kuala
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    27 3 Vessel* 1 trom AgerUt Due India Himalaya Luetzow BlI'loiC i Colombo Singapore Singapore Colombo AG.ACo. A.G ACo. BM.AJo. BM.ACo. 26th l>ec 28tb 3lst 2ml Jan
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    SAILINGS.
    20 3 Veuelt For Agent» Leave» India Himalaya Lut-tzow Gudova Singapoia Colombo Colombo Singapore A.G.ACo. A. B. B.M ACo Dec. Jan.
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      327 3 «2 /<* 4u»«cte<l Arrivals and Departures Mail Service Outward. 20 India connecting with Moloja 19,3 M J»u. 9 Assave Morea Jan. 23 Himalaya Marmcra Keb. 6 Devanha Medina Homeward. Dec. Date. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Mar. Apr. May SPECIAL THROUGH STEAMER. U M S India April 4th. fares by mail
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      1334 3 ro N I d td I H S) "tV, STEAM BRITISH INDIA NAVIGATION GO,, LTD. Foe Intended to Said. Singapore (Three times a week). Thur. 26th Dec., 4 p m. Sat. 28th Dec., 4 p.m. Sun. 20th Dec, 4 p.m. 'I bar. 2nd Jan., 4 p m. ore. 1‘orl Swettenham
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    95 4 Published daily (except Sundays and publio holidays) ITTHI CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 226 —232 Beach Street, Penang. Pbicb. Daily Local $24 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLI ADDBESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Departnent 343 N.B. —All basissss communication* should b«
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    GAMBLING.
    751 4 People who have not taken the trouble to compare the Gaming Enactment recently passed by the Federal Council of Ihe F.M S. with the Batting Bill tow before the Legislative Council of the Colony may have some difficulty in understanding the attitude < f those who express strong disapproval
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    THE FUTILE BOMB
    236 4 i Among the varied sentimeuts a:ou»ed b\ the dastardly attack on the Viceroy which marked the State entry into Delhi, a 1 feeling of irritation and weariness that the perpetrators of 6uch outrages have not yet realised the utter futility of their pro- paganda par U fail
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    “THE MONSTROUS REGIMENT.”
    218 4 Almost on a par for sheer futility with the attempt on the Viceroy is the latest action of the Suffragists. To destroy the Christmas letters and presents of some hundreds of persons of whose very idontity they are unaware, is a cruel and wanton piece of mischief,
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    TANJONG PAGAR
    78 4 It would be useless to attempt to comment on the Tanjong Pagar judgment until the terms of settlement are made public. Enough, however, can be gathered from the cable we published yesterday to justify the statement that the Colony has been very badly served by its “experts" and
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    TRAILING NOTES.
    112 4 Mr. George CummiDg, the Official Handicapper, was those who watched the work of the horses this morning. Sirdar covered a mile in 1 min. 57| seconds, finishing as fresh as ever. He is very fit and is well worth backing. His stable companion, Lodestar, covered the same distance
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    Penang Choral Society.
    54 4 It has been definitely decided that performances of the Opera, Merrie England written by Basil Hood and composed bv Edward German, will be given on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 14th, 16th, and Ihth January. The work has been under rehearsal for some time past and is now
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    M. F. A.
    48 4 Praaakan Prye vs. Majlis 11. These team', both of which are in the Second Division, met yesterday before a large crowd. The Mejlis II team boat their opponents by 4 goals to nil. This evening the Ayer Raja Club is meeting the Darul Musudiah Club.
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    M. A. P.
    442 4 Capt. Elliott Cooper, who met with a nasty accident at the Seremban Races in November, will shortly be able to leave the Kuala Lumpur Hospital. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. R. Pinkney will be interested to learn that they have settled down in Stockton-on-Tees. Their new
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    533 4 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET X 0 3 A special meeting of the Min'd r im.sioners was held at the-Municipal Offi£ yesterday afiernoon to. consider an 1 n Supplemental Budget No 3 of 1919 Th were present: Mr. W p tP l p r 6 Mr. F. Duxburj and M yZ,
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    The Rice Combine.
    208 4 To the Editor of the Straits Echo Dear Sir, I lam inclined to think that the Penang I papers do not properly appreciate the great dangers of tho lately formed rice combine, I both from the consumer’s and the producer’s point of view. It is quite true,
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      155 4 L-3 /r& 9 h Motel. ■:o:SPECIAL TIFFIN EVIRY WEDNESDAY SATURDAY. XMAS DELICACIES! A/i 4 L, '6. y < We are now booking orders for our annual festive cakes at the usual Price of $3 per two lb. A superb display of French and English Sweets, Nuts, Dry Fruits, Fancy Boxes
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      61 4 A Follower of Influenza. An attack of influenza is often follow <1 by a persistent cough, which to many proves a great annoyance. Chamberlain’, 7 Couch Remedy has been extensively used and with good success for the relief goodsuccessfoTthT^i^^XurofTHs n?K? h iM aDy Cases Lave been cured after other well
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      BALKAN RELIEF FUND.
      23 5 J'rhn Sfxsciat.') Sicgapore, December i'4 U E the Governor has subscribed $lOO j Evelyn Young $5O towards the Relief Fund
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      Mr. J. N. Van der Beck’s Retirement.
      58 5 (Echo S/tectaL) Singapore, December 24. Mr J N. Van der Beck, I. S. 0., Financial Assistant of Police, Singapore, retires to-day after 42 years’ service. A dinner was given to Mr. Van der Beck by the clerka and interpreters of the Police Department,
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      Rugby Football.
      31 5 (Echo Special.} Singapore, Decern' er 24. The Singapore Cricket Club easily beat a Jobore fifteen by three goals aud three tries to nil in a’ rugby football match yesterday.
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      Memorial Hall Dance.
      23 5 {Echo Special.) Singapore, December 24. The International Correspondence School students irave a pleasant dance at the Memorial Hall last night.
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      Bowls In Singapore.
      30 5 (Echo Special.} Singapore, December 23. The bowling match between the Teutonia Club and the Tanglin Club resulted in a win for the latter Club by 43 points.
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      Claim Against A Broker.
      42 5 (Echo Special.) Singapore, December 24. Judgment was given for J. D. Saunders, a Singapore broker, both on the claim and counterclaim in the action brought against him by Wee Hum Soon who claimed |3,575 on a promissory note.
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      Suffragette Outrage.
      33 5 (Reuter.) London, December 23. The Suffragettes, taking advantage of the heavy Christmas mails, made another raid on the Loudon pillar boxes yesterday evening. Hundreds of letters and Christmas cards were damaged.
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      Shares.
      169 5 Yesterday. To-day. Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Fall. RUBBER. 1«. Malay 15 j »UJ» Bukit M* rtajam. 210 3 3 2 A 4-Ud Chersonese 3 514 310 3 6 Jtej Cons Malays 14 41* 15 114 14 3 1. Highlands 78 9 8* 78 3 81 3 61 Linggi 30
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      Shipping.
      54 5 The B.s. Circe, from I>eli, is discharging 2,205 bales of tobacco alongside the wbari The Koval mail steamer India, having left Colombo at 7.30 pm. on Sunday, initaut, is expected to arrive here at 6 p.m. on Thursday, 26tb instant., and will leave lor Singapore and China at 0
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      Tin and Rice Quotations.
      67 5 The following business in tin has lee done to-day:— Penang Penang Tin Exchange, 50 tons at »IJ3 65 Leong Fee Co., 25 J Straits Trading Co., 125 1 4 Singapore: 1149«; Straits Trading Co., 335 1» Total 535 tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day at
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      ATTEMPT ON VICEROY’S LIFE.
      298 5 Reuter.) BOMB OUTRAGE AT DELHI. Lord Hardinge Slightly Wounded. Delhi, December 24. During the Stata Entry into the new capital a bomb was thrown and struck the howdah of the Viceroy’s elephant, killing an attendant and wounding Lord Hardinge in the shoulder. Lord Hardinge was conveyed
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      H. M. S. “Beaver".
      33 5 (Reuter.) London, December 23. H. M. S. Beaver, which ran aground off Hasborougb, has returned to Portsmouth under her own steam. She is only slightly damaged in the bow.
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      The War.
      196 5 (Reuter.) Djavid Paaka Killed London, December 23. The correspondent of the Times at Constantinople cable that Djavid Pas a, who was in command of the remnants of the Turkish force in Monastir, was killewith bis Cl ief of Staff in an action in the vicinity of Janina, in
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      TAIPING TOPICS.
      1003 5 (From Our Oven Correspondent.} Taiping, December 23. J 912. The circumstances attending the burial i of an old Malay resident of Taiping and i government pensioner named Jaffar have 1 aroused a storm of indignation among the I Malays and other Moslems cf Taiping Jaffir, who after many
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      TURKEY’S DOWNFALL.
      1090 5 THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE. The special correspondent of Th Times at Constantinople sends that paper a most illuminating article on the causes of the disasters which have overtaken the Ottoman Empire in its struggle with the Balkan League. He says: What one realizes here to the full
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      COPRA COMPANY LTD.
      646 5 Plaintiff* Cro**-ii lminat ion. In the Supreme Court yesterday after- j I noon the case was resumed in which Mr. J. C. Paaqual is suing the Copra Company Ltd. for (a) $5,000 damages for breach of contract and misrepresentation, (b) ten! days’ salary at $3OO a month,
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      67 5 Rcommended Everywhere. Mr. Piet A. Uys, living at Lielievlei, Frankfort District, Orange River Colony, Africa, says: We can give evidence to tue ijeuetit of’ Chamberlain’s Cough Me have used it several times for our c 1 r *n and ourselves and bave found it exco lent. We expect to continue
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      22 5 Little drops of water. Little gusts of wind Urine on intluenK't Thundering pains behiui. N^»” D,,,8 h s t for chi U..
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      7 5 For Chronic Cbeet Complaint Wood»’ Gnat Peppermint
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      186 5 TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, AT THE Central Sales Room, 21, BEACH STREET, On Friday, 27th December, 1912, AT 11-20 A.M. One Deli Pony. Terms Cash before delivery. CUNNINGHAM CLARK Co., Licensed Auctioneers. Penan", 24th I'ccember, 1912. 910 Rahman Hydraulic Tin Ltd NOTICE OF LOST SCRIPT. TTT HERE AS
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      478 5 Notes for Merchants TAKE CAKE OF THE CENTS SO THAT THE DOLLARS CAN TAKE CARE OF YOU. You lose money became your «ystcm «loos j not show you where eve y cent conic* from, j It does not 101 l you bow much you hare taken. A National Cash Register
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  • SHIPPING.
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      ARRIVALS
      76 6 Omapcre, Br. s s., 340, Lyons, 23rd Dec., Singapore, 21st Dec., Gen.—E. S. Co., Ltd. Bek Canton, Br. s.s., 294, Gully, 24th Dec, Teluk Anson, 23rd Dec., Gen.— E. S. Co Ltd. Tong Hong, Br. s.s 2,184, Crichton, 24tb Dec Tavoy, 19th Dec., Gen.—E. 8. Co, Ltd. Malaya, Ger.
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      DEPARTURES.
      40 6 24th De ember Brandan, for Deli and Batu Bahra. Vorwaerts, for Singapore, China and Japan. Calypso, for Tongkab. Omapere, for Port Swettenlmm and Singapore. Hebe, for Teluk Anson. Pangkor, for Dindings and Sitiawan. Klang, for Port Swettenham and Singapore
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      MAILS CLOSE
      375 6 OR Alor Star (Kedah) —Per Resident Ualnoyn, to-morrow, 6 a.in. Yen —Per Jit Seng, to-morrow, 7 am. Alor Star (Kedah) —Per Tong Chuan, to-morrow, 7 a.m. Negapatam and Madras—Per Tara, to-morrow, 9 a.m. Deli—Per Circe, to-morrow, 9 a.m. Trang—Per Tong Chay Un, to-morrow, 9 a.m. Teluk Anson—Per Hok
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 6 Pkhaho, 24th December. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) Loudon, Deruaa -i Bank 4 months’sight Burk >» C*ed:t 2; 1® 3 Documentary.. 2/ Calcutta, Demand Bank R*. 17t£ C day*’ dght P;-iv*r«' 17ot Bombay, Demand Ban' 17 Moulmein, Demand Bank 173 3 days’ 3’srbt Priv*;* 151 Madras, Demand Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    218 6 GoldDaf 464.60 Black Pepper no stoc. White Pepper 33] sellers Trang Pepper 23 75 nominal Jloves ..89 —sellers Mace 12 t —-sellers Pickings i>9.— buyers Nutmegs llt's. 27 sellers No. 1 820 sale Sugar I 2 810 sal s C raskel b.\h buyers '"opra (mixed) 10 6 > buyers
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    MARKET PRICES.
    194 6 Penang, 24th December 1012 Beef 6 ts. Soup po catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat... 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue... 55 Feet 15 Heart ff 3J Liver p?r catty 55 Pork Pork po ratty 32 Piq’s Head... M rft Feet
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    SHARES.
    1998 6 -I I 1 j ft. I I i s Number of j .2 -2 g Capital. Shares Dividends. Name. J po issued. S I I A Ch R j» O* 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 RUBBER DOLLAR SHARES. p.c. p.c. p.c. 1909 450 000 130,000 1 1 Ayer Kuning
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      41 6 Somethin* Dependable. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedj never disappoints those who use it for obstnate coughs, colds and irritations of the throat and lungs. It stands unrivalled as a remedj for all throat and lung diseases. For sale bj all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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      10 6 For Children’s Hacking Cough at Night, Woods’ Groat Peppermint Cure.
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      27 6 THE CURE OF CONSUMPTION Active Principle of Cod Liver Oil with Creosote. (Chapoteaut) RELIABLE AGENT IN TREATMENT OF v TUBERCULOSIS > OR PULMONARY PHTHISIS Sold by all Chemists.
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    Rubber.
    784 7 Says tbe L. and C. Express of Nor. 20. The market for Plantation is firm and dearer, with a good business passing. Smoked Sheet, ribbed, spot quoted 4s. fid. value, Nor.-Dec. delivery 4s. 6|d.. Jan.March 4s. 6Jd, Jan.-Dee. sold at 4s. 5d. r closing 4s. 5fd. value. First Latex
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    Health Talks.
    581 7 Tonics: Their Use, Abuse and Danger. Under existing conditions, everyono in tho tropics needs a tonic at. some time. Most of the drugs used for this purpose are, however, merely temporary stimulants which loso their effect soon after being stopped, or powerful poisons, like arsenic and strychnine, which
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      870 7 V-p 'J dr**' s-'As s■>T- "s*^! tfir, M !,y waste your gocd money after cheap rubbish article T lie sure to get only Paul Son*’ MOHON FLUTE. The King of all harmoniums. Tho best and strongest one yet known. Its unquestionable reputation is thoroughly established all over the Straits for
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      56 7 THIS IS IT! WATERBURY’S METABOLIZED Cod Liver Oil Compound t TASTELESS ODORLESS The latest scientific pre paration of COD LIVEK OIL Does all that is claimed for it and super sedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset the stomach. Highly re commended by th nudi cal profession. Oh ALL t
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      115 7 Bzwire of Colds. Children are much more likely to coufract the contagious diseases wbep thej have colds. Whooping cough, diphtheria, scarlet fever and consumption are diseases that are often contracted when the child has a cold. That is why all medical authorities say beware ot colds. For the quick cure
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      1218 8 HONG BEE fi Co., 88 *> 94, Main Road, Taiping, (Established 1877.) General Store-keepers ana Commission Agents. WINES AND SPIRITS. Khoo Buan Phuan CHOP GIm Moh, 203, Main Road, Taiping. Tin Miners, Advancers and General PROVISIONS OF TIIE BEST QUALITY, 39e John Bazley White 8 Brothers’ PORTLAND CEMENT., LION BRAND.”
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